SEONGNAM, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – A recreational kayaking event in Seongnam, a city southeast of Seoul, has drawn sharp criticism from environmental groups and local politicians after an attempt to raise water levels left fish stranded in dried-up sections of the Tancheon Stream. The incident occurred during the 2024 Seongnam Festival (October 5-13), where city [...]
SEONGNAM, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The city government of Seongnam, just south of Seoul, said Thursday it will initiate a paid drone delivery service in August to enhance the convenience of citizens visiting Tancheon Water Park. Once customers place their orders through the drone app provided by a local dronmaker, the items will be [...]
SEONGNAM, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seongnam municipal government in Gyeonggi Province is on track to use drones for the delivery of library books. The city government said Monday that it will launch a pilot project for the proposed service within the first half of next year. The service will use drones to deliver [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Seongnam in Gyeonggi Province announced on January 6 that it will introduce and implement a new policy of medical expense subsidies for the first time in Korea starting in July. The new policy is to support medical expenses for children under 18 years old. If the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of local governments in South Korea have experienced success after adopting thief detection powder in high-crime neighborhoods to fend off burglars. According to the Seongnam government in Gyeonggi Province, using thief detection methods on gas pipes and windows saw the crime rates in high risk areas in the [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The city government of Seongnam has received a warm reception for its attention to detail after resident cyclists discovered bicycle rails installed on stepping stones across the local Unjungcheon Stream. Seongnam residents are responding positively to two new bicycle rails installed along the stream that runs from the Pangyo area [...]
SEONGNAM, Jun. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Seongnam city will exhibit a Sewol Ferry miniature, which traveled with protestors who walked for 111 days from Jindo to Gwanghwamun. The protestors walked all the way while bowing every three steps, to call for a more thorough investigation into the tragedy. The 15-meter long and 2.2-meter high miniature [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Gyeonggi provincial government said on October 7 that it would create a second high-tech industrial zone in Seongnam‘s Pangyo after the success of the Pangyo Techno Valley project. Dubbed “Next Pangyo,” the project will be built on a 460,000 square meter site, about two-thirds of the size of first [...]
SEONGNAM, Sep. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea constructs its first electric tram line in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province. Expected to be completed by 2015, the trams that will run for one-point-five kilometers link Pangyo Station to Techno Valley, a district in the satellite city of Pangyo Regarding the tram line, Gyeonggi Governor Nam Kyung-pil [...]
Seongnam, July 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Good news for canine friends in South Korea in the run-up to Chobok Day, a day when Koreans traditionally eat Samgyetang or Boshintang (dog meat) aimed at overcoming one of the hottest days in the summer. This year’s Chobok comes on July 18 (Friday) and there are three Bok-nal [...]